THE NATIONAL FESTIVAL OF MAKING
We are excited to announce that we will taking part in the 6th edition of ‘The National Festival Of Making’ on the 8th and 9th of July -11 a.m to 5 p.m.
We are hosting a number of activities and workshops.
CRAFTSMANSHIP SKILLS WITH QEST
Join master craftspeople and scholars of the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust for these family friendly workshops. Across the weekend, try out willow weaving with Cherry Chung and on Sunday, have a go at Arabic Calligraphy with Razwan Ul-Haq. Drop in between 11a.m- 5p.m
ART OF PAPERCUTTING WITH MARYAM GOLUBEVA
Be inspired by intricate patterns and learn the skill of papercutting! Using manicure scissors in a creative way, have fun creating and take home your own art project. Drop in between 11a.m- 5p.m
POTTER’S WHEEL ‘HAVE-A GO’ WITH PENDLE POTTERY STUDIO
Visit Pendle Pottery Studio who have set up their studio in the Museum! Each morning you can drop-in to try out the wheels. There are also bookable, 1 hour sessions in the afternoon for those
wanting a more in-depth experience.
11am–1.30pm – Drop in for all ages
2pm–3pm or 4pm–5pm – Bookable workshops, suitable for ages 10
HOWLING ROUGHS
Jamie Holman has begun working with curators Caroline Wilkinson and Anthea Purkis to start re-imagining the Cotton Town Gallery, exploring the potential to introduce wider narratives that have previously lacked visibility. The first outcome of this new curatorial research is a video installation that places the looms themselves as key objects in the formations of new cultures that range from the early cinema of Mitchell and Kenyon, to those same workers caught forever on film, forming the football league and their great grandchildren filling the terraces in the decades that followed.
Jamie’s found footage edit of YouTube clips of crowds of mill workers and football fans is projected directly into the gallery, locating the space itself as art work. The video is accompanied by a spoken word poem set to original electronic music by Alan Outram, that refers to the punch card of Jacquard looms and the punch cards of the Emulator ll keyboard beloved of New Order – first commissioned by The British Textile Biennial in 2019.
Cotton Town Gallery Saturday and Sunday
Outside of the Museum (on Museum Street) there will be ‘DEN BUILDING WITH CHRIS HARMAN’
Artist and den-building expert Chris will provide you with all the materials needed to create your own sculptural enclosure on Museum Street. Whether yours is practical, pioneering or pleasing to the eye, it’s time to get hands on and think big!
For more information and how to book on to the Potter’s Wheel workshops, please visit ‘The National Festival of Making website’ Festival of Making